Colorado Sidewalk and Driveway Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Concrete contractors laying, constructing or reconstructing sidewalks, curbs, gutters and driveways in the Colorado public right-of-way. This is a distinct credential in Colorado rather than a slice of general right-of-way licensing: Denver licenses sidewalk and driveway contractors as one of seven separate classes, Colorado Springs runs a standalone concrete contractor license with its own published bond form, Pueblo bonds the sidewalk, driveway, curb and gutter permit under its own code section, and La Junta licenses concrete sidewalk builders and tests their competency before licensing them. Property owners doing their own abutting sidewalk are commonly exempt from the license and the bond, though not from the guarantee — Denver and La Junta both draw that line.
Obligee: Colorado cities licensing concrete, sidewalk and driveway contractors (general-use contractor product).
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Commonly held with an annual license and exposed through a warranty on the finished work — two years in Pueblo and Colorado Springs, three years in Denver.
Renewal: Annual, with the local license.
Filing
Filed with the licensing city, usually alongside the business license application and a certificate of general liability insurance naming the city. No figure appears here because the amount is a city-by-city decision and the spread across Colorado is wide. Read the warranty as carefully as the bond: this trade carries the longest guarantee periods in the state, and the guarantee typically extends to the whole body of the work — base, subbase and wearing surface — and covers imperfect or unsuitable material, too much or too little moisture, defective workmanship, settling of fills or excavations and damage to an adjoining curb. In several Colorado cities a failure to answer a repair notice within ten days lets the city re-let the work at your cost and start proceedings against your license as well as your bond.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Colorado cities licensing concrete, sidewalk and driveway contractors (general-use contractor product) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Colorado Sidewalk and Driveway Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by Colorado cities licensing concrete, sidewalk and driveway contractors (general-use contractor product). Concrete contractors laying, constructing or reconstructing sidewalks, curbs, gutters and driveways in the Colorado public right-of-way. This is a distinct credential in Colorado rather than a slice of general right-of-way licensing: Denver licenses sidewalk and driveway contractors as one of seven separate classes, Colorado Springs runs a standalone concrete contractor license with its own published bond form, Pueblo bonds the sidewalk, driveway, curb and gutter permit under its own code section, and La Junta licenses concrete sidewalk builders and tests their competency before licensing them. Property owners doing their own abutting sidewalk are commonly exempt from the license and the bond, though not from the guarantee — Denver and La Junta both draw that line.
- How much is the Colorado Sidewalk and Driveway Contractor Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Colorado Sidewalk and Driveway Contractor Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Commonly held with an annual license and exposed through a warranty on the finished work — two years in Pueblo and Colorado Springs, three years in Denver. Renewal: Annual, with the local license.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
